Join other new parents in this 5wk postnatal pilates series. Each 45min class will help you retrain your core and pelvic floor, reintroduce movement back into your daily routine, and do so in a safe environment amongst others going through the exact same thing. The class will focus on a gradual progression back into fitness with a strong focus on listening to your own body along the way.
Fridays at 12:00pm
Starting March 3
$110 + HST
Mama & Baby yoga is a 5 week series designed for mothers to help aid in the recovery of birth and pregnancy and regain strength and mobility postpartum. Through breath work and specific poses, you will feel rejuvenated and supported. This class is a great way to meet other like minded parents and foster a community. This class is special as we marry the two worlds of yoga and parenthood. Show up just as you are and attend to your baby during the class as you see fit! Fussing, crying, feeding, and diaper changes are all accepted during class, nothing is a bother!
Tuesdays at 2:30pm
Starting March 14th
$110 + HST
This 5 week series was designed to help pregnant people build strength, build confidence, relax, destress and help alleviate aches and pains of pregnancy through gentle movement and breath work. We focus on the core and pelvic floor breath to prepare you for birth and support your growing body. These yoga classes will help prepare your mind and body for all the changes that happen during pregnancy. Prenatal yoga is truly a gift for you in your pregnancy. Building a community of like minded people is so powerful and another huge benefit to joining Prenatal Yoga with Alex!
Wednesdays at 7:00pm
Starting March 15th
$110 + HST
This 4 week series is a doctor-led, evidence-based protocol for healing diastasis, restoring your core and pelvic floor and preventing issues such as low back pain, incontinence, postural strain etc.
A typical 60 min class includes:
*Breath work
*Core + pelvic floor rehab
*Upper + lower body strengthening
*Total body conditioningBabies are welcome!An initial assessment with Dr. Tara is a prerequisite for participation in the series as this is considered chiropractic rehab. Insurance receipts will be provided after each class.
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 10:30am
Starting April 4th
$200
In this 6 week workshop series, learn how your yoga practice can support female hormonal health, fertility and reproductive health. Join Andrea Wingelaar as she guides you through specific practices designed around each phase of the cycle. Additionally we will work with support for dysmenorrhea, PMS, endometriosis, PCOS, pregnancy loss, IVF, and menopause.
Come away with information and practices you can use daily to enhance your physical, mental and emotional health.
Thursdays at 5:30pm
Starting February 23rd
$135 +HST
This 75 min class in the restorative yoga tradition uses guided breathwork supportive postures to help promote rest, ease and healing. Each class we will move through four or five different supported postures using props to create maximum support, comfort and ease as we challenge our mind to slow down. By creating safety and softness in the mind and body we can soothe our nervous system and support rest and healing.
No previous experience necessary. Bring comfortable and warm clothes. Props, water and tea, all available for you at the clinic.
Tuesdays at 7:00pm
February 21st, March 7th, April 4th, & May 2nd
$25 +HST
Together: For Perinatal Mental Health Waterloo Region is thrilled to offer two Drop-in Peer Support Groups this winter for parents from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum, seeking peer support in a group setting. The aim of the group is for peers to provide and receive support around Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, challenges with parenting and other challenges that present in the perinatal period. Our group of facilitators have experience in offering support in the Perinatal period and all have lived experience, as well as access to resources to offer the group and any of those who attend who need further support outside of the group setting.
Together facilitates a group that is welcoming, non-judgemental, and compassionate in order to be able to share authentically about our struggles. We aim to provide a space where all parents/primary caregivers are seen – including birthing and non-birthing parents, adoptive parents, gender queer, non-binary, trans, intersex and cisgender parents are held and heard and can be supported through a trauma informed, intersectional, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and anti-ableist lens. Our drop-in peer support groups do not include crisis support. All peer support groups are co-facilitated by 2 Peer Support Volunteers.
Wednesday at 10:00am
March 8th
Sliding Scale Fee: $5+HST or $10 +HST
Join us for a Closed six-week PMH Peer Support Group for parents from pregnancy to 2 years postpartum, seeking peer support in a group setting. The aim of the group is for peers to provide and receive support around Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, challenges with parenting and other challenges that present in the perinatal period. Our group of facilitators have experience in offering support in the Perinatal period and all have lived experience, as well as access to resources to offer the group and any of those who attend who need further support outside of the group setting.
Together facilitates a group that is welcoming, non-judgemental, and compassionate in order to be able to share authentically about our struggles. We aim to provide a space where all parents/primary caregivers are seen – including birthing and non-birthing parents, adoptive parents, gender queer, non-binary, trans, intersex and cisgender parents are held and heard and can be supported through a trauma informed, intersectional, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and anti-ableist lens. Our closed peer support groups do not include crisis support. All peer support groups are co-facilitated by 2 Peer Support Volunteers.
Wednesday at 10:00am
Starting March 22
Sliding Scale Fee: $30+HST, $45+HST or $60+HST
This group session can be attended during pregnancy between week 32 and the estimated due date. Helpful for anyone that needs lactation information, this can include the lactating person as well as the support team (father/partner/grandparents).
The session will provide basic lactation information and strategies to help you have the best start to your lactation journey as well as providing information on when and how to access further support as needed.
Thursdays at 12:30pm
February 16th, March 30th, & April 27th
$10 + HST
This 4-week series is lead by two certified pelvic floor physiotherapists, Nadia and Laura. Together, they will teach you how to prepare your pelvic floor for a more positive labour and birth experience. Each week will focus on different topics that build on one another as the course moves forward. This series is about really tapping into and controlling the way you connect to the different areas of your body, including your pelvic floor through breath work and
deep core activation. The goal of this class series is to feel empowered to birth the way you want to! Each individual will receive a booklet of the exercises, labour + birth positions, pain management and how your partner can support you best!
Outline for the 4 weeks:
Week 1: Connection to the pelvic Floor/Deep core + Breath work
Week 2: Tips and Trick for Labour (using stability balls and peanut balls)
Week 3: Tips and Tricks for Pushing
Week 4: Tips and Tricks to prepare for Labour and birth with you support partner
Thursdays at 7:00pm
Starting March 9th
$135 + HST
Join Amal Benoit as he takes you on a journey through the 5 elements & chakras!
The evening will consist of a vocal group toning experience with guided imagery that will rejuvenate & balance the body's energy centres.
The second half will allow you to relax, integrate, and experience sounds and frequencies that will soothe, and re-energize you mentally, emotionally and physically.
**No experience needed**
Friday March 10th at 7:00pm
$30+ HST